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FINANCE
'Lies' on council reserves exposed by finance study
By Jamie Hailstone | 01 July 2015
An independent survey into the state of local authority reserves has exposed government claims as...
FINANCE
COSLA calls for local tax-raising powers
By Jamie Hailstone | 01 July 2015
Town hall bosses and finance chiefs in Scotland have called for the right to set local taxes, as ...
HEALTH
Pickup sets sights on fair funding
By MJ reporter | 24 June 2015
The Local Government Association’s (LGA) new deputy chief executive, Sarah Pickup, has called for...
BUSINESS
Lancashire contracts investigation ongoing after 20 months
By Dan Peters | 24 June 2015
Financial irregularities in the tendering of contracts by Lancashire CC continue to be investigat...
HEALTH
BREAKING: Pickup hired as LGA deputy chief executive
By Heather Jameson | 18 June 2015
Hertfordshire CC’s deputy chief executive, Sarah Pickup, has been appointed as deputy chief execu...
WHITEHALL
Business rates reform 'must not harm councils'
By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015
Council chiefs have warned business rate reforms must not have a negative impact on local authori...
FINANCE
Accounts should be of interest to local taxpayers
By Alison Scott | 03 June 2015
In all our professional lives there are areas of expertise and focus that we view as an essential...
FINANCE
Chief executives call for talks over DIP reforms
By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2015
Council chiefs have urged the Government to repeal measures aimed at making it easier to dismiss ...
FINANCE
SOLACE seeks views on ethics code
By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015
Ideas about what should be in an overarching statement of ethics for senior public service manage...
FINANCE
Councils urged to be prudent when exploring derivatives
By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015
Councils thinking about dipping their toes back into the financial derivatives market have been w...
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